Today marks the start of a new venture - art journaling! I'm not quite brave enough to try a big journal yet, so I'm starting with this mini watercolor journal. My first page features stamps and dies from the Creative Worship Stamps January release illustrating Psalm 30:5b, "Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning."
To create the background, I mixed some light blue and turquoise acrylic paint and used a baby wipe to swipe it onto the watercolor paper pad. Next, I stamped the background with dots, numbers, and sentiments and lightly stenciled a design using Salty Ocean Distress Oxide. The Snowdrops were stamped on mixed media paper, die cut, and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. Both the snowdrops and the background were splattered with white acrylic paint. To finish off the page, I added a bit of silver wire behind the flowers and a few blue rhinestones.
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Supplies and Tools:
- From Creative Worship Stamps
- Snowdrops Stamp Set
- Snowdrops Die Set
- Pick a Number Stamp Set
- Faded Diamonds Stencil
- 3.5" x 5.5" Watercolor Paper Pad
- Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
- Arteza Real Brush Pens
- Turquoise, Light Blue, and White Acrylic Paint
- Peeled Paint and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide (Ranger)
- Silver Wire
- Blue Rhinestones
- Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something New
- New Mini Art Journal and stamps/dies
- Shopping Our Stash Challenge - Free is Good
- My daughter gave me the silver wire when she was cleaning out her stuff
- Stamping Sensations - Anything beginning with "b"
- Bible verse
- Little Red Wagon Challenge - Happy New ???
- New venture - art journaling, plus new stamps/dies/art journal
So beautiful, I love snowdrops ...
ReplyDeleteSmall steps in the right direction Esther, do love to se Snowdrops, always a reminder that Spring is around the corner. Many thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations challenge with B for Bible and blue.
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I love snowdrops and this is such a bright and cheerful design. Thanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations challenge.
ReplyDeleteOh my that is just lovely, Great idea to use the watercolor pad for your journal, neat way to apply the paints, i will have to remember to try that, the stamping and stenciling of the background looks great too, terrific backdrop for your lovely flowers!
ReplyDeleteI love it!! Free is good...and you rocked it with your free silver wire...it really adds to your art work!! Way to go shopping your stash!! Thanks for playing along with our "Free Is Good" challenge over at Shopping Our Stash!! Don't you just love freebies!?! Deb Horst, DT #SOS564
ReplyDeleteI love your mini art journal ... it is absolutely stunning ... so glad you joined our Free is Good Challenge at Shopping Our Stash.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautifully colored image! Canʻt wait to see more of your art journaling.
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